Introduction

This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage and maintain Windows Server 2008 Active Directory servers. The course focuses on the Active Directory server lifecycle by creating baselines, monitoring the system health, and maintaining security for the Active Directory servers. The course also focuses on managing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Active Directory service roles.

Pre-Requisites

In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should have technical knowledge equivalent to the following courses:

• Course 6424: Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
• Course 6425: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services
• Course 6426: Configuring Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
• Course 6430: Planning and Administering Windows Server 2008 Servers.

Outcomes

After completing this course, students will gain the skills to:

• Plan and identify differnent approaches to an Active Directory server deployment.
• Add and remove an AD DS server role.
• Identify strategies for developing, monitoring, and reviewing baselines.
• Create baselines for different Active Directory roles with the appropriate metrics using the Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor (WRPM).
• Create and evaluate a monitoring plan based on business needs.
• Determine the health of Active Directory servers using performance monitoring and event log triggers.
• Configure effective alerts and responses as well as evaluate alternative recommendations for AD DS servers to meet a business goal.
• Describe and implement the methodology of maintaining Windows Server 2008 AD DS.
• Perform AD DS maintenance and administrative tasks.
• Explain and deploy the proven methods to harden the Active Directory servers.
• Decide which Windows Server 2008 security features can address a given business situation.
• Add service roles to a Windows Server 2008 network.
• Deploy and operate an Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) server role.